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QIO Program National Partners Help Drive Success of QIN-QIO Initiatives

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

In a special Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 50th Anniversary edition of QIO News, Health Services Advisory Group (HSAG) is highlighted for its collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the use of the Targeted Assessment for Prevention (TAP) strategy to identify hospital units that need the most help with healthcare-associated infections.

Health Services Advisory Group (HSAG) joined with Serving Seniors to facilitate the "Celebrating Wellness Health Fair" in San Diego in July 2014, showing that success in community health efforts takes strong collaboration between community partners.

HSAG Project Highlighted in QIO Progress Report

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

The latest QIO Program Progress Report describes how HSAG's partnership with El Rio Community Health Center in Tucson, Ariz., resulted in the spreading of best practices for preventing adverse drug events nationwide. See HSAG's video and write-up in the "Snapshots of Success" Better Care section.

HSAG Resource Helps Physicians Close the Gap in Minority Disparities

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

HSAG recently developed the "Promising Practices" tool, which offers more than 70 evidence-based, expert-recommended interventions to help physicians prevent and reduce disparities in cardiovascular-related conditions among minority populations.